One of the most treasured paintings in American art, Kindred Spirits (1849) by Asher B. Durand, will be on view at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art this spring. The painting, on loan from the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art (Bentonville, Ark.), will hang concurrently with the museum’s special exhibition, The Hudson River … Continue reading Hudson River Runs Through Texas
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Tianshou Painting More than Triples Estimate, Calif. Paintings Fall Short at Dallas Auction
Dallas is a long way from the Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts where artist and collector Pan Tianshou began to write The History of Chinese Painting. Though he died in 1971, a future printing of his book may record that one of his own watercolors sold for $170,000 at the far-away Dallas Auction Gallery. Estimated … Continue reading Tianshou Painting More than Triples Estimate, Calif. Paintings Fall Short at Dallas Auction
A Gaggle of Interests – Oct 18, 2009
Waiting Room by Clyde Singer offered at Rachael Davis Fine Arts, sold for $1000 In this series, the UAA team will list some of the interesting items that we have found in auctions, antique shops, or eBay. Neither do we own the items nor do we have the capability of examining the items in person … Continue reading A Gaggle of Interests – Oct 18, 2009
The World of Margrieta Van Varick and Figure Painting Lecture
On Sept 18, coinciding with the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s sail into the New York bay, a special exhibition at Bard Graduate Center explores the life and times of a fascinating woman, her family, and possessions. Born in theNetherlands, textile merchant Margrieta van Varick lived in Malaysia with her family before moving to Flatbush … Continue reading The World of Margrieta Van Varick and Figure Painting Lecture
George Harvey in Brooklyn
The October issue of The Magazine Antiques has an article on the atmospheric landscape painter George Harvey. Not usually attracted to the watercolor medium, I was drawn in by a scene of Flatbush from Greenwood cemetary in Brookly and a view of the Pennsylvania Canal at Holidaysburg. The works appear exceptional, and certainly are worthy … Continue reading George Harvey in Brooklyn
John Sloan and A Tower in New York
A while back at a John Sloan show at the Westmoreland Museum of Art in Greensburg, I noticed a tall brick Victorian tower in one of the paintings. I had been to "The Village" many times yet hadn't noticed this building. I wondered if it had been taken down, but somehow I had the sense … Continue reading John Sloan and A Tower in New York
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